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Mounting International Pressure May Force Israel Back To The Negotiation Table

It can be debated if any boycotts against Israel can be truly effective without the support of the United States.

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

In 1945, the Arab League formally declared a boycott against Israel. Originally designed to limit immigration into Israel-held lands, the boycott caused the international world -- particularly major international corporations -- to stay out of Israel. Pepsi, McDonald’s, Nestle and most of the Japanese automotive firms did not enter the Jewish state

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Homeless In Their Own Land: 40,000 Bedouin Face Forced Relocation In Israel

Palestinian Bedouins don’t receive electricity, running water and health care like other Israeli citizens.

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

Forty thousand Bedouin citizens face imminent eviction from their ancestral homes in Israel, a situation described by the advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace as a “massive violation of human rights.” First introduced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2011, the Prawer Plan calls for “the economic development of the Bedouin sector” in the

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Fracking Fever Hits The South As Lawmakers Push Industry-Friendly Regulations

Senators have introduced legislation that allows oil companies to skip regulations requiring disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking operations.

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

North Carolina senators are taking an American Legislative Exchange Council-style approach in their efforts to push through legislation that allows oil companies a loophole in regulations requiring disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations. This week, a state Senate committee approved a version of what is

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Are Modified Genes Threatening The World’s Food Supply?

Allegations of GMO crops spreading out of control have sparked a war of words.

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

Since Gregor Johann Mendel first cross-pollinated pea plants, science and ethics have clashed in a long series of debates and arguments about humanity’s role in controlling nature. Concerns about the rapidly shifting climate systems and allegations of genetically modified crops spreading out of control have sparked a war of words about the

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Privacy Vs. National Security: Did Snowden Go Too Far?

The ACLU argues that the NSA’s surveillance program violates the First and Fourth Amendments.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

In the wake of the release of classified National Security Agency documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post earlier this month, the American public has been conflicted on whether the release of the documents, which showed an infringement of their civil liberties, was worth the national security risk. Earlier this month, The Guardian

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What Do Mexicans Think About The Border Fence?

Mexican officials are piping up about U.S. Congress’ immigration reform plan because, as they see it, border fences don’t work.

Dudley Althaus
بواسطة Dudley Althaus

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Senate's proposal to dramatically beef up border enforcement has forced Mexican officials to break cover and issue a loud complaint that may prove counter productive. Aiming to win House approval of a sweeping immigration reform, a Senate committee last week voted to earmark some $46 billion to double the size of the U.S.

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